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POLICY AND POLITICS

Reform UK councillors back down in row over airport loan

By Neil Merrick | 11 May 2026

Doncaster City Council is to borrow £57m to help reopen its airport after Reform UK councillors b...

ELECTIONS

London's elections: Rip up those political maps

By Nick Bowes | 11 May 2026

Nick Bowes says Labour had a dreadful election in London, the Tories swelled their ranks by just ...

FINANCE

Funding the future: Local government finances, reform and resilience

By Michael Burton | 11 May 2026

Against the backdrop of mounting fiscal pressures, more exceptional financial support requests an...

CIPFA

CIPFA postpones members' merger vote

By Dan Peters | 07 May 2026

The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) has been forced to postpone a v...

FINANCE

Lack of commitment on Adjustment Support Grant could be significant for some councils

By Tracy Bingham | 07 May 2026

Tracy Bingham says that while the one-off Adjustment Support Grant was intended to offset a reduc...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Warning over financial risks faced by children's care providers

By Martin Ford | 06 May 2026

Some of the largest children’s social care providers could be vulnerable to financial shocks, acc...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Mayor steps into chief executive row with Reform UK councillors

By Neil Merrick | 05 May 2026

Doncaster’s Labour mayor has stepped into the row between chief executive Damian Allen and Reform...

APSE

Fuel prices to remain high for councils, APSE chief warns

By William Eichler | 05 May 2026

There is ‘no sign’ of the higher fuel prices reported over the last month ‘significantly dropping...

FINANCE

Crude reckoning

By David Blackman | 05 May 2026

In the wake of the Iran-US conflict councils could be hit by a surge in inflation, insecurity of ...

PAY

LGA fails to restore collective bargaining for coroner pay

By Martin Ford | 05 May 2026

The Local Government Association (LGA) has been unable to reestablish collective bargaining to ag...

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frederica-diamanta

Transport and Major Work Manager

£54,556 to £60,085 per year Inclusive of Local Weighting Allowance of £1096

Premium jobDrive the future of transport and infrastructure in Slough Apply for this job

Slough Borough Council

Educational Psychologists

£54,398 - £58,691 + SPAs

This is an exciting opportunity to work in Kirklees Educational Psychology Service Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Senior Educational Psychologist

Soulbury Educational Improvement Professional Scale 16-19

This is an exciting opportunity to work in Kirklees Educational Psychology Service Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

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